Art, architecture and travel in Tokyo

Timeless is a Tokyo house whose ambition belies its size

The latest Japanese house by Apollo Architects is Timeless, a Tokyo home for a couple reinventing their living arrangements

By Jens H Jensen Last updated 6 July 22

This suburban Tokyo home takes its cues from Richard Neutra

Waro Kishi’s K Associates crafts House in Sashiogi, a family house in Tokyo’s suburbs that owes its experimental nature to visuals of Richard Neutra’s Strathmore Apartment

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 6 July 22

Last chance to see: portraits of David Bowie by Masayoshi Sukita

On view until 11 October, ‘Sukita: Rare and Unseen' at Blitz Gallery, Tokyo reflects on the career of Japanese photographer Masayoshi Sukita, known for iconic portraits of rock music royalty, from David Bowie to Iggy Pop and Jimi Hendrix  

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated 1 July 22

Anne Imhof: body language as tool, canvas and concept

Anne Imhof is one of five radical artists chosen by Michèle Lamy for Wallpaper’s 25th Anniversary Issue ‘5x5’ project. In the midst of Imhof’s carte blanche at Paris’ Palais de Tokyo, we explore how she has redefined the concept of body language

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published 16 September 21

Robots track Tokyo 2020 Olympic highlights to create public art

In The Constant Gardeners, Jason Bruges Studio’s new public art installation, four robotic ‘gardeners’ use live data from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to create striking artworks

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published 28 July 21

Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune designs K5, a new hotel in Tokyo

Step inside Claesson Koivisto Rune’s design as a 1920s bank turns hotel

By Danielle Demetriou Published 17 April 20

Wallpaper* guest editor Tomás Saraceno talks science, spiders, and bouncing sounds off the moon

Science, technology, architecture and philosophy all find their way into the art of Tomás Saraceno. Whether in arachnid experiments or aerial cities, he has called for a radical transformation of our relationship with each other and the planet. Ahead of his largest exhibition to date, we visited Saraceno in Berlin to get entangled in his spider lab, dance in his theatre of shadows, and discover his plans to bounce sounds off the moon. 

By Amy Serafin Published 4 December 18

Tokyo Motor Show 2017: the best new cars and concepts

By Jonathan Bell Published 7 November 17

Hoshino Resorts opens Tokyo’s first tower ryokan

By Lauren Ho Published 9 September 16

Colour injection: Daido Moriyama leaves monochrome behind for new Paris show

By Amy Verner Published 9 February 16

How we live: at 'House Vision', Tokyo, Airbnb imagines the future of the home

By Daniel Scheffler Published 23 January 16

Tokyo Motorshow count down of the top ten new automobiles

By Guy Bird Published 9 December 15

Looking back: two new shows reveal different sides of Takashi Murakami

By Catherine Shaw Published 3 November 15

Alessandro Dell'Acqua opens first No. 21 store in Omotesando, Tokyo

By JJ Martin Published 20 November 14

Tokyo Motor Show 2013: the top 10 cars

By Jonathan Bell Published 9 December 13

Tokyo Motor Show 2011

By Nargess Banks Published 13 December 11

Tokyo Motor Show 2009

By Guy Bird Published 9 November 09